Volunteers with the Whole Person helped clean up yards Saturday for people with disabilities.

Volunteers with the Whole Person helped clean up yards Saturday for people with disabilities.

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Updated: 6:00 PM CDT Jun 4, 2016

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WEBVTT HAVE ANY. MATT E.: WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET OUT AND DO SOME YARD WORK. I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE METRO DOING JUST THAT. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GROUP OF PEOPLE DOING YARD WORK HERE AT 69TH STREE TERRI GODDARD, WITH THE WHOLE PERSON, TELL ME WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE DOING BEHIND US. >> WE HAVE CONSUMERS THAT ALL HAVE DISABILITIES, SO WE GET CALLS ALL YEAR LONG FOR HELP WITH YARD WORK BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES CANNOT DO IT THEMSELVES. WE HAVE CONSOLIDATED IT INTO ONE DAY. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS DOING YARDWORK ALL OVER THE CITY. MATT E.: HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND DO THIS WORK? >> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUS IT IS PART OF MAKING THEM FEEL PROUD OF WHERE THEY LIVE. OFTEN WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND THEY GET CITATIONS FROM THE CITY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR YARD. WE TRY TO DO THIS TWICE A YEAR FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT. MATT E.: THERE WAS A LOT OF GOOD WORK BEING DONE TODAY. HOW PROUD DOES THAT MAKE YOU SEEING ALL OF THESE PEOPLE? >> IT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD. THE LAST HOUSE WE WERE AT, THE CONSUMER HAD TEARS IN HER EYES. SHE SAID IT WAS A MIRACLE. IT MAKES US FEEL REAL GOOD. MATT E.: A LOT OF YARD WORK BEING DONE FOR PEOPLE THAT

Volunteers clean up yards for those with disabilities

Volunteers with the Whole Person helped clean up yards Saturday for people with disabilities.